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🎙️ Arthur Arbesser

The first thing you notice when you meet Arthur Arbesser, besides his head of floppy hair and big round glasses, is his upbeat attitude. He radiates nothing but positivity and you get the impression that he always has a sunny side view on the world. It’s a perception that is further supported by the fashion he creates.


 

The first thing you notice when you meet Arthur Arbesser, besides his head of floppy hair and big round glasses, is his upbeat attitude. He radiates nothing but positivity and you get the impression that he always has a sunny side view on the world. It’s a perception that is further supported by the fashion he creates – which is colorful, often with graphic motifs, and rich with artistic references that span many different fields, from architecture and painting to sculpture and ballet.

 

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Arthur Arbesser

His sartorial style is eclectic and original and it perfectly dovetails with his own creative history as a designer born and raised in Vienna, Austria, to go on to study at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College in London, and for many years now calling Milan his home.

Arthur’s talent was right off the bat. Shortly after graduating from college, he was hired by Giorgio Armani and worked alongside the famed Italian designer for 7 years before deciding to launch his own signature brand in January 2013. That same year he was a winner of the “Who Is On Next?” competition in Italy, which is designed to highlight talented young designers. From this, Arthur’s work began to generate positive reviews by the likes of Suzy Menkes, and in 2015 he became an LVMH Prize finalist.

Today, Arthur is balancing two creative hats on his head; not only does he design for his own brand but since September 2017, he has held the position of creative director of the esteemed Italian brand, Fay.

In fact, we met up in the headquarters of Fay in Milan to do this podcast interview just as he was preparing for his next presentation for the house. It was there that he opened up about just how deeply architecture and design influence his old world approach to fashion and how not being an Italian designer helped make his mark in Milan, as well as what it takes to simultaneously design for two fashion houses.

After our chat, what I took away from our conversation was that as much as Arthur is an upbeat fun loving person, he takes his work and his love of fashion very very seriously.


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🎙️ Law Roach

I first met Law Roach in early 2018 at a Tommy Hilfiger show in Milan when he came up to me to say how much he liked the 60 Second Fashion Reviews I did on Instagram. I was instantly charmed by his warmth, his openness and, off course, his amazing outfit. I soon realized, although I didn't know it at the time, that I was a fan of Law as well.

I first met Law Roach in early 2018 at a Tommy Hilfiger show in Milan when he came up to me to say how much he liked the 60 Second Fashion Reviews I did on Instagram. I was instantly charmed by his warmth, his openness and, of course, his amazing outfit. I soon realized, although I didn't know it at the time, that I was a fan of Law as well.


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Law Roach

Stylist to the stars

I had been appreciative of his work over the years as the stylist for actress Zendaya and more recently Ariana Grande, as well as Tiffany Haddish and Tom Holland. Additionally, I was most definitely impressed with the way he transformed Celine Dion into style icon almost overnight.

For those who aren’t avid followers of the inner workings of the fashion industry, or didn’t spot him during his time as a judge on America’s Next Top Model, your first true glimpse of Law was most likely this year on the Met Gala red carpet where he, quite literally, was Zendaya’s fairy godfather. With a wave of his wand, Law turned the actress’ dove gray custom made Tommy Hilfiger Cinderella gown into bright blue lit up confection. But that is what Law has been doing for years now, transforming his clients into the sartorial best version of themselves.

Ever since he moved from Chicago, where he ran a vintage clothing store, to Los Angeles to follow his dream to be a stylist, Law has been ingenious in how he gets his clients notices for all the right reasons. He has come up with some of the most original and eye-catching statement looks of the past decade. But more than that, he has also helped his clients connect with leading fashion brands and was key in brokering partnerships, most notably Zendaya for Tommy Hilfiger and Ariana Grande for Givenchy.

Now after 10 years in the business, Law is looking for his next move. He is ready for his own transformation and during our conversation over breakfast at the busy Royal Monceau hotel in Paris, he looked back over his career and it became crystal clear that this is a man who will not only make it because he has got talent, but also because he has such a big heart.


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💜 The Summer Life Saver

I just wanted to give a shout out to @moroccanoil as it has been a life saver this summer! I have been using it everyday and it’s really kept my hair from getting brittle from the sea and chlorine. And my color has stayed strong too!

 


 

I just wanted to give a shout out to @moroccanoil as it has been a life saver this summer. I have been using it everyday and it’s really kept my hair from getting brittle from the sea and chlorine. And my color has stayed strong too!
Who knew that putting oil IN your hair would be the right thing to do to keep it healthy?
I always thought that everyone was continually battling against oily hair. I guess, just like with everything else, there are good kinds and bad kinds.
Oh and as you can see I have some serious dark circle... so any recommendations to help with those suckers.... PLEASE let me know!


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💜 FOMO On Vacations, While On Vacation!

I am currently on vacation. But until yesterday, when my daughter Lea took this photo of me, I had been checking in with the office at the very least one time a day.

 

The Need To Disconnect


 
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I am currently on vacation. But until yesterday, when my daughter @lea_marin_michault took this photo of me, I had been checking in with the office at the very least one time a day.
Then I saw my colleague @lucaferone post that he was about to go on vacation and I got jealous...while I was on my vacation!!! He told me that I must step away...even if only for a day to be 100% present.
I did it and it was wonderful. Going off the grid even for just a day can still the mind and make it possible for you to see things clearly, sometimes for the first time in a longtime!


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💎 Too Cool For The Summer

My Parisienne born daughters want me to snap up this vintage “Bob” (AKA Bucket Hat) at the Brocante in town this week. The bucket hat is having a big fashion comeback this summer.

 


 
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My Parisienne born daughters want me to snap up this vintage “Bob” (AKA Bucket Hat) at the Brocante in town this week.
The bucket hat is having a big fashion comeback this summer. And if you can get your hands on one that is vintage, or even better, features the logo of a well know or hipster brand, well that just makes them that much cooler.

The hat was first crafted at around the turn of the 19th and original was made from wool felt or tweed cloth (today a thick cotton is the norm). And thanks to the lanolin in the raw wool the hats- back in the day - were naturally waterproof, which made them very popular with fishermen.

They first became a fashion accessory in the 1960 and are having a Renaissance right now. I also happen to think they look as good on a woman in her 40s as it does one in her 20s. All you need to really make it work is to pair it with a big smile!


Click here to see the lovely selection of bucket hats Net-a-Porter has for sale!


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💎 The Perfect Evolution Of The Classic Summer Hoops

My new Marc Deloche yellow gold Hyperbole slide on earrings are the perfect evolution of the classic summer hoops. And they just also happen to work for women with or without pierced ears!

 


 

My new Marc Deloche yellow gold Hyperbole slide on earrings are the perfect evolution of the classic summer hoops. And they just also happen to work for women with or without pierced ears!
What is great about these beauties is that their slide on design makes it so that they don’t pinch the ear. Rather, it’s more like a friendly hug. An embrace you are happy to have all day.

And you absolutely need to check out his beautiful new e-commerce website!


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💜 Get Giphy With It

If you search for Jessica Michault on Instagram’s gif feature, you can find all of my gifs! Don’t forget to tag me so I can see your lovely uses!


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I’ve got gifs!

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If you search for Jessica Michault on Instagram’s gif feature, you can find all of my gifs! Don’t forget to tag me so I can see your lovely uses!

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Gifs created by Maxine Ransom


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🎙️ Jeremy Langmead of MR. PORTER

Full disclosure, I have known Jeremy for over a decade and I have watched in amazement as he create, launched and grew the MR PORTER website into an award winning e-commerce platform created for men looking to have access to both the best fashion in the menswear market and the best editorial content designed to help those men relate to their sartorial choices on a deeper level.

Jeremy Langmead is the Brand and Content Director of MR PORTER. Full disclosure, I have known Jeremy for over a decade and I have watched in amazement as he create, launched and grew the MR PORTER website into an award winning e-commerce platform created for men looking to have access to both the best fashion in the menswear market and the best editorial content designed to help those men relate to their sartorial choices on a deeper level.


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Jeremy Langmead

The platform’s “5 ways” series and “how it” articles have helped men around the globe educate themselves and given them the tools to make them more savvy shoppers and dressers. And now Jeremy is behind the new MR PORTER Health In Mind initiative, which is dedicated to helping men lead happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives.

Jeremy is focused on creating an overall brand vision for MR PORTER and since he first joined the company in 2010, he has been able to find the sweetspot between great content and great commerce by blending product updates with MR PORTER’s weekly shoppable digital magazine, The Journal, its bimonthly newspaper, The MR PORTER Post, and its buzzy, ever updating, digital news source, The Daily.

Before he worked at MR PORTER, Jeremy was editor-in-chief of Esquire from 2007-2010 and before he held the same job at the interiors magazine Wallpaper from 2003-2007. And I can confirm that his love of interior design is still strong, you just have to look at the interiors of his own home to realize that. And he also had stints working as the Life & Style editor of the London Evening Standard  and as an editor of The Sunday Times Style magazine. Basically the guy knows fashion and style like the back of his hand.

In 2014 Jeremy left MR PORTER for Christie’s auction house, where he developed editorial content for the e-commerce, digital and communication departments before returning to MR PORTER after a year to take up his current role at the company. And since then he has seen the menswear industry evolve drastically. Between the blurring of gender lines, the mixing of styles that see athleticwear and street style blending more and more, tailoring and the new trend towards menswear collections being shows with womenswear, well there was lots to talk about with Jeremy.

So I took the Eurostar over to London to interview him at his company’s headquarters, where a tour of the building included looking out over a whole new section that had just been allotted to the ever growing MR PORTER team. And as we talked inside one of the glass walled conference rooms, the hustle and bustle of the busy company whirled on behind us was further proof that MR PORTER, and Jeremy, are heading into fashion’s future full steam ahead.


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🎙️ Marco De Vincenzo

I have followed the career of designer Marco de Vincenzo since his very first show when he started his brand back in 2009. And it has been a privilege to watch him grow into one of the most exciting Italian fashion designers working today.


 

I have followed the career of designer Marco de Vincenzo since his very first show when he started his brand back in 2009. And it has been a privilege to watch him grow into one of the most exciting Italian fashion designers working today.

 

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Marco De Vincenzo

If you are doing the math, you now know that this year marks the 10 year anniversary of the launch of the Marco de Vincenzo brand. It also happens to be the year Marco turns 40 and the year he launches his first menswear collection. Somthing he will do later this month at Pitti Uomo in Florence. And beside running his own signature label he also juggles his gig as the creative head of leather goods at Fendi alongside his mentor Silvia Venturini Fendi.

Marco’s aesthetic is very distinctive. The rainbow has almost become the trademark of his designs. Or maybe it's fringing. Or perhaps Lurex knits. Actually now that I think about it… it is all three of them. He is also very good at coming up with accessories that have launched a thousand copies. What is it they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? But besides those designer building blocks Marco’s work also has other important fundamental features like his true artisanal understanding of how to manipulate and craft leather goods and his ability to constantly revisit his Italian heritage in his designs in new, unexpected and heartfelt ways.

The fashion industry’s confidence in Marco’s talent as a designer is underlined by the fact that LVMH signed a partnership deal with the designer back in 2014, taking a 45% stake in the company and this year a new partner, Marco Panzeri, has acquired a 35% stake in the business, with Panzeri coming in as the new chief executive officer of the company.

All of which is to say I felt that now was the perfect moment to sit down with Marco for a good long chat. To take the time to reflect back on the first decade of his business, the challenges and the successes, and to lay out his goals for the future of his vibrant and upbeat fashion label.


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🎙️ Ramesh Nair

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the stealth wealth luxury brand Moynat. And just like the company, which is thought to be one of the oldest heritage French trunk-making houses in the world, the man behind the brand, creative director Ramesh Nair, is someone who likes to let the quality of his work speak for itself.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the stealth wealth luxury brand Moynat. And just like the company, which is thought to be one of the oldest heritage French trunk-making houses in the world, the man behind the brand, creative director Ramesh Nair, is someone who likes to let the quality of his work speak for itself.


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Ramesh Nair

But don’t let Ramesh’s soft spoken, unassuming appearance fool you. He might not be a designer who craves the fashion limelight but he is a man with a clear vision for Moynat - and he has the fashion chops to make that vision a reality. During his career he has worked with some of the most talented and creative designers living today. Not only did he work with Yohji Yamamoto and Christian Lacroix he spent 11 years as senior designer at Hermès soaking up everything he could from his legendary mentor Martin Margiela and later incomparable Jean Paul Gaultier. All of this before he was chosen in 2011 by Bernard Arnault, the chairman and ceo of LVMH, to breath life back into the Moynat brand, which had laid dormant for 35 years.

Ramesh has had quite an impressive career considering that fashion design wasn’t a childhood dream and that he pretty much fell backwards into fashion when he applied to study at new branch that had opened up in India of the FIT New York, back in 1986, as an alternative to joining the army. Even he was surprised when he was accepted, and during his time at the school he learned that he loved how fashion could be used as a form of visual expression of self and he discovered that he was actually pretty fluent in the language of fashion and luxury.

I had the honor and privilege of speaking with Ramesh inside the Moynat flagship store on rue Saint-Honoré in Paris. A location that is like an oasis of calm at the heart of the bustling city. And just like the company he represents Ramesh is the epitome of refinement and grace. He is all about celebrating the best that life has to offer. Be that great food, great conversation or great design…life is too short for anything less.


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🎙️ Robin Meason

Robin Meason is a woman who has lived quite an amazing, globe-trotting existence. And the reason she has had such an adventurous life is because she always follows her heart.Following her heart is also what happens to make her one of the best fashion PR’s in the business.

Robin Meason is a woman who has lived quite an amazing, globe-trotting existence. And the reason she has had such an adventurous life is because she always follows her heart. Following her heart is also what happens to make her one of the best fashion PR’s in the business.


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Robin Meason

Robin was born and raised in Texas, where she studied European civilization at Texas State University, but she always had a thing about France, and Paris in particular. She might have lived in London, Los Angeles, Athens and Australia, over the years but she has always come back to Paris.

It is in Paris that she launched her PR agency, called Ritual Projects, in 2013. And while in the past following her heart had Robin traveling the world, today her heart (and her head for business) is what makes Ritual Projects such an interesting company.

Think of it like the rebellious cool kid at school, who always seems to know what is going to be the next big thing before anyone else does. The brands that Robin represents are the ones that are generating buzz for their creativity and are on the cusp of blowing up. They are also very loyal to Robin as she nurtures them from the jump - while the grow into brands, like Y/Project, GMBH, Ottolinger and AREA, that are coveted by those in the know in the fashion industry.But as good as Robin is at promoting her brands, she is not someone who likes to talk about herself. So getting to sit down with her, to hear her life story and get insights into how she works and how she spots talent, was such a rare treat, and I am so happy I get to share this moment with you.


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🎙️ Massimo Giorgetti

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the MSGM brand founded by Massimo Giorgetti. But when you meet the Rimini born Italian designer, it is hard to believe someone so open, outgoing and honest has been at the helm of a successful and growing fashion company for a decade, without getting jaded.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the MSGM brand founded by Massimo Giorgetti. But when you meet the Rimini born Italian designer, it is hard to believe someone so open, outgoing and honest has been at the helm of a successful and growing fashion company for a decade, without getting jaded.


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Massimo Giorgetti

But that is the case for this self-taught designer, who originally got a degree in accounting and spend his youth as a DJ, before he launched his company in 2009. He quickly made a name for himself- and his brand thanks to his use of bright and bold logo-clad clothing that had price points that made them accessible luxury to younger streetwear fashion lovers. Just a year in and MSGM had already won the prestigious Vogue Italia AltaRoma “Who Is On Next” award and then over the next five years the company gre into a 45 million dollar business with over 600 points of sale around the world.

Giorgetti’s winning fashion formula garnered attention from investors and in 2018 he got a new minority investment from the private equity fund Style Capital. With this new influx of funds the designer has big expansion plans in mind with goals to double revenues over the next three years, making a big push into the Asian market and expanding the brand into new product lines.

Case in point, and perfectly in keeping with the youth-centric focus of the house, Giorgetti debuted earlier this year a new line of MSGM underwear for men and women and there are plans on the horizon to unveil a full activewear capsule collection in June and a footwear line is also in the works.

I caught up with Giorgetti at his headquarters in Milan. He is a man full of energy, ideas and positive attitude, which all bodes extremely well for the future of the MSGM brand.


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🎙️ Lee Oliveira

If you are a devoted follower of street style then you know that there are just a handful of photographers who you want to take your photo as you arrive at a show. Or at the very least stand outside at a show pretending to be super busy on your phone. One of them is the Brazilian born, Australia based, photographer Lee Oliveira.

If you are a devoted follower of street style then you know that there are just a handful of photographers who you want to take your photo as you arrive at a show. Or at the very least stand outside at a show pretending to be super busy on your phone. One of them is the Brazilian born, Australia based, photographer Lee Oliveira.


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Lee Oliveira

His visual signature is one of discretion. Unlike those concrete catwalk photographers that have you to walk across the same crosswalk over and over to get a shot, or ask you to stop and pose for them, Lee is more of a stealth snapper. Often you don’t even know that he has taken your photo until it appears in the Thursday style pages of the New York Times or on the newspaper’s official NYTimesfashion feed on Instagram.

Just like the iconic Bill Cunningham, who was the godfather of street style photography, Lee isn’t interested in taking photos of celebrities, or head to toe branded outfits worn by influencers. Instead it is the composition of the image itself, how someone’s outfit is framed by its surroundings and environment that intrigues him.

I caught up with Lee while he was in Australia covering Australia Fashion Week. And I have to warn you…and apologies… for the sound quality of the recording of our phone conversation. It’s really not the greatest… but what Lee has to say about his work and the fashion industry as a whole certainly is worth the effort.


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💬 Vanessa Hong

In this Instagram Live interview Vanessa Hong talks about how she grew her blog to become one of the leading websites in the fashion and lifestyle field. She gives us her tips and tricks to working more effectively and efficiently and how she maintains her work life balance.


Vanessa Hong, founder of Haute Pursuit


In this Instagram Live interview Vanessa Hong talks about how she grew her blog to become one of the leading websites in the fashion and lifestyle field. She gives us her tips and tricks to working more effectively and efficiently and how she maintains her work life balance.


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🎙️ Alejandro Gómez Palomo

Let me tell you about the white hot Spanish designer Alejandro Gómez Palomo. You have probably already heard about his brand Palomo Spain – which he launched in 2015 – because of Beyoncé. She famously wore one of his floral menswear pieces for her first official photo with her newborn twins, Rumi and Sir.

Let me tell you about the white hot Spanish designer Alejandro Gómez Palomo. You have probably already heard about his brand Palomo Spain – which he launched in 2015 – because of Beyoncé. She famously wore one of his floral menswear pieces for her first official photo with her newborn twins, Rumi and Sir.


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Alejandro Gómez Palomo

Palomo calls himself a menswear designer, that is what he studied during his time at the London College of Fashion, and yet his theatrical outfits can easily cross gender lines. His clothing is not so much focused on a person’s sex, but rather their level of sartorial daring. There is a boldness to Palermo and a joyful abandonment to his well-constructed designs. His imagination is overflowing with ideas, but also there is a meticulousness and attention to detail to his work.

Think John Galliano, Alexander McQueen or Jean Paul Gaultier.

In fact, being a fashion designer was always what Palomo knew he wanted to do. Growing up in the small town of Córdoba, in the South of Spain, he admitted that by the age of six he already was a big fan of dressing up Barbies, he religiously watched fashion shows on TV and was sketching incessantly. And then one day his father made the very smart suggestion that he study to become a fashion designer.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Alejandro right after his Spring/Summer 2019 collection at Madrid Fashion Week, where part of the invitation to his show was a drop of his own blood on a specimen slide, and the show itself was inside the Museum of Natural Sciences, surrounded by taxidermy stuffed animals and an array of curiosity cabinet pieces, that - just like the essence of the Palomo brand – brings disparate ideas together to create something wholly original.


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🎙️ Glenn Martens

Glenn Martens is the creative director of the brand Y/Project. He is also one of the most talented young designers working in Paris today. His Spring/Summer 2019 show was a seminal collection that beautifully underlined the real breadth and width of his conceptual creations. Designs that have their foundation in streetwear but their execution is of a couture level.


 

Glenn Martens is the creative director of the brand Y/Project. He is also one of the most talented young designers working in Paris today. His Spring/Summer 2019 show was a seminal collection that beautifully underlined the real breadth and width of his conceptual creations. Designs that have their foundation in streetwear but their execution is of a couture level.

 

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Glenn Martens

Born in Bruges, Belgium, Glenn was not one of those designers who dreamed about fashion from an early age. Instead he studied interior design and just by happenstance ended up applying to the prestigious - and famously rigorous - Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, where in the end he would graduate at the top of his class.

From there Glenn landed a gig as a junior designer for the women’s pre-collections at Jean Paul Gaulter and he also spent time working as the first assistant to the founder of Y/Project, Yohan Serfaty. Then in 2012 Glenn launched his own signature brand before being asked by Serfaty’s business partner to come back to the Y/Project brand as its creative direction when Serfaty passed away in 2013.

From that moment until today Glenn has produces collections that are filled with shape shifting clothing. Pieces that appear sliced and diced together, have intriguing appendages or layers that make them look both familiar and fantastical. And the fashion world has taken notice of Glenn. In 2017 he was awarded the ANDAM prize, winning $280,000 and a year-long mentorship from Francesca Bellettini , the CEO and president of Yves Saint Laurent.

I spoke with Glenn just a few weeks before he presented his latest menswear collection at Pitti Uomo in Florence. Forgoing a Paris showing for the prestige and the honor of presenting his clothing in an arena that celebrates the best that menswear has to offer.
But what I love most about Glenn is that none of his burgeoning fame, nor the growing number of accolades he receives have gone to his head. He is just a great guy you would be happy to grab a beer with and talk the night away.


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💬 Jeannie Mai

Television personality and fashion expert Jeannie Mai talks about how life has changed for her now that she has turned 40. She also breaks the news that she is launching a new YouTube channel month. And Jeannie reveals how she is getting back into dating (both men and women) now that her divorce from her former husband of 10 years is final.


Jeannie Mai of ‘The Real’


Television personality and fashion expert Jeannie Mai talks about how life has changed for her now that she has turned 40. She also breaks the news that she is launching a new YouTube channel month. And Jeannie reveals how she is getting back into dating (both men and women) now that her divorce from her former husband of 10 years is final. She also opens up about working on The Real television show and what winning an Emmy means to her as well as how excited she is to be the new host for live red carpet events for the E! entertainment news channel.


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💬 HauteLeMode

Rising fashion critic Luke Meagher is making a name for himself with his "call it like I see it" catty and critical fashion roasts and reviews on his YouTube channel HauteLeMode. While his fashion insider memes on his HauteLeMode instagram account are dedicated to real industry insiders who will all get the joke.


HauteLeMode, (aka Luke Meagher).


Rising fashion critic Luke Meagher is making a name for himself with his "call it like I see it" catty and critical fashion roasts and reviews on his YouTube channel HauteLeMode. While his fashion insider memes on his HauteLeMode instagram account are dedicated to real industry insiders who will all get the joke.


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💭 Lily-Rose Depp for VOGUE Japan

Lily Rose Depp is a young woman who has spent her life moving between worlds. Daughter of the iconic French singer Vanessa Paradis and Hollywood movie star Johnny Depp, she has adopted the best aspects of both cultures into her character.

This article first appeared in the VOGUE JAPAN January 2018 Issue No. 221.


LILY-ROSE DEPP


VOGUE Japan January 2018.

VOGUE Japan January 2018.

Lily Rose Depp is a young woman who has spent her life moving between worlds. Daughter of the iconic French singer Vanessa Paradis and Hollywood movie star Johnny Depp, she has adopted the best aspects of both cultures into her character. She is at once a chic and cool Parisian and a goofy LA valley girl. She is a world class beauty who, at the tender age of 18, still seems unaware of the effect she can have on those around her. And, as she continues to discover who she is, Depp reveals in being able to disappear into a character and become someone else.

She has also followed in the footsteps of both her parents.  Garnering warm reviews for her acting work in The Dancer and has landed lead roles costarring with Oscar winners like Nathalie Portman in Planetarium. At the same time, she has become the face of the Chanel No. 5 L’eau perfume, walked in a number of Chanel show (including as the bride for the spring 2017 couture collection) and modeled for the house’s advertising campaigns, just like her mother before her.

We meet up in a hip Paris bistro to talk about her budding carrier, how she and Karl Lagerfeld like to exchange photos of their fluffy white cats Mittens (hers) and Choupette (his) and her plans to finally move out and being the next chapter of her life.

Do you feel like you are a girl of two worlds?

Yeah. Absolutely. When I’m here, I feel totally French and immersed here. But when I am in the US, I feel totally like a valley girl. I was raised there. I think if I had to pick one. I would rather raise kids here. There is a level of fakeness in LA you don’t have here. I don’t know… here if a person is rude to you, at least you know it’s real.

Did you always want to be an actress?

When I was little I want to be like a dancer and painter and a spy and model and president and an actress. It was always random. But I love acting. It gives me permission to get out of my own head for a second. That’s what I like about it.

You actually left school at 16 to pursue your acting career full time, isn’t that right?

Yeah. To be honest, I think it’s old-fashioned to believe you have to go to college…I just think that people don’t know that college isn’t mandatory. I love reading and writing. I just knew what I wanted to do and I didn’t want to waste any more time. The schooling system… I just think it’s not made for everybody. But that doesn’t mean I have stopped learning, I continue to read and self-educate myself. Actually my favorite writer is the Japanese author Haruki Murakumi.

Peter Lindbergh, VOGUE Japan Cover Story, Lily-Rose Depp, Paris 2017.

Peter Lindbergh, VOGUE Japan Cover Story, Lily-Rose Depp, Paris 2017.

Let’s talk about the house of Chanel. It really has been a part of your life since the very beginning.

I am not going to say that my first word was Chanel, but….. (smiles)  I remember my mom and my grandmother wore Chanel. So the smell is maybe the first thing I remember. My mom worked for Chanel when she was my age. I remember seeing all those bags. The clothes, shoes, all that stuff. There is actually a picture of me in my diapers where I am wearing a pair of her Chanel pumps.

So what was your first Chanel piece?

I’ll never forget my first Chanel piece and I still have it. It’s this little pink quilted bag. And you know what, it’s still so relevant now. It’s so timeless.

You have walked in a few Chanel shows now. There was the Casino show that you did with your mom, there you were the bride in the spring/summer 2017 couture show, you also walked in the Ritz collection, a show you repeated in Japan. Of all of those turns on the catwalk do you have a favorite?

They were all so different. Every Chanel show has a different vibe. But if I had to pick, I would say a bride. I never thought about it in a realistic sense, for me it would have been so ridiculous, so out of reach. When they asked me, literally I thought it was a joke. I was so excited and so honored. It is still surreal for me. It was insane. Even walking. I am not a model. I don’t fit the height requirement. Walking in any Chanel show is already an amazing experience, but being like a bride and walking out by yourself is so surreal. It was so so exciting. I felt like a princess.

That must be so surreal for you mom as well. Your mother was the famous Chanel advertisement for the Chanel N5 perfume where she is a bird in the cage and now you are representing the brand. What does that feel like?

It feels amazing. It is a huge honor that Chanel wants to keep working with me. I feel so grateful that they see something in me that could help tell the story of the brand. I look up to my mom so much. She’s the person I look up to the most. Being able to follow her footsteps with Chanel and continuing what she did in a way, it’s amazing.

Peter Lindbergh, VOGUE Japan Cover Story, Lily-Rose Depp, Paris 2017.

Peter Lindbergh, VOGUE Japan Cover Story, Lily-Rose Depp, Paris 2017.

So is Karl Lagerfeld, like Uncle Karl to you…a part of the family?

I met Karl when I was 8. I’ve known him for a long time. He is somebody that I admire first of all. He is such a hard-worker. Since I started working with Chanel I have come to know better. In fact, my first shoot ever was with Karl when I was 15 with the eyewear campaign. He is somebody that I really look up to, that I honestly care about. He is really clear about what he wants, he has ideas in his head but he always wants to make sure you feel comfortable. It’s something that you won’t find everywhere. That’s really special about Karl. And now we send each other photos of our cats.

What was it like coming to Japan to walk in the Chanel show?

I’ve been to Japan only once before. When I was fourteen, it was a different world. I felt like such an embarrassing tourist, I was walking in the streets taking pictures of everything. Everything about Japan is so cool and different. Style is different. People have such distinct style and the way they express themselves through their clothing is amazing.  There is an energy in the people there that reflects the energy of the city. Chanel represents classic French beauty and it was interesting to see how the Japanese reacts and interpret classic Chanel.

What’s the next big project you are working on?

I am trying to buy a new house in Los Angeles.

Is there a certain area in LA you like?

I don’t know where yet but I am going to build it myself. Because I am too particular. And it’s actually way cheaper to build a house. It’s gonna take more time but it’s gonna cost me less. That’s my next step as an adult.


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